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Review: Down Under with the Hottie (Investigating the Hottie #3) by Juli Alexander (YA)



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Ten days in Sydney, Australia with my first boyfriend! My Spring Break couldn’t be better. Sure, it’s a mission for GASI, but we lucked out with our cover story. We are boyfriend and girlfriend traveling with a group of American high school students.

I mean, sure, we have some terrorists to stop. And some of the teens on the trip aren’t the nicest. Then there’s this guy, Aaron, who seems to be watching us. With Grandma, Nic, Christie, and some help from the Australians, how can we lose? Except some of our help is actually a hindrance and we’re down to the wire on stopping the terrorists from blowing up the Sydney Tower. The brutal truth is that missions fail, but can we live with ourselves if we don’t succeed?

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Amanda and Will are back and on a mission to help the Australian government stop an attack on the country. They are posing as student travelers on a tour of the country. They are hoping to stop an attack that could affect the economic system of the country.

The tour is proving to be a challenge for their undercover work. One student constantly seeks them out and the chaperone known as Coach won’t let them do anything together alone. Their hands seem to be tied as they try to complete the mission.

They are able to go in undercover with Nic and Christie as they try to find information to stop the possible terrorist attack. It is slow going and frustrating until they get a break. When they find out who is behind the threats everyone is shocked. Will and Amanda are placed in more danger than they realize.

This is another installment to the teenage spy series. It is a fun series and this book is a great addition. Will and Amanda are great characters that YA readers can relate to. They are cute together. Nic and Christie are also fun to watch. Their relationship is more of a question. The reader is kept guessing just like Amanda.

I also liked the theme of friendship and helping others. US agents step in to help the Australian agents and work together to bring down a terrorist plot. It’s full of spy activities and planning of moves. The reader feels as they are part of the planning process, like they are agents themselves. Definite a good read for YA readers who like spy stories. I give it a 4 out of 5.







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